TheWriteReads Tour: Review: Fireborn by Aisling Fowler

   

Title: Fireborn
Author: Aisling Fowler
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date: 30th September 2021

Synopsis:

Lyra. Lucy. Percy. Once in a generation, a hero emerges whose story enthralls readers worldwide.

Fireborn is an epic quest, perfect for fans of the His Dark Materials and The School for Good and Evil series, that will spin readers into a magical world like no other–and introduce them to an unforgettable new heroine named Twelve.

Ember is full of monsters.

Twelve gave up her name and identity to train in the art of hunting them–so she says. The truth is much more deadly: she trains to take revenge on those who took her family from her.

But when Twelve’s new home is attacked, she’ll find herself on an unexpected journey, where her hidden past is inescapably intertwined with her destiny–and the very fate of her world.

Review

Today is my stop on the #UltimateBlogTour organised by @The_Writereads. Thank you to them for the beautiful proof copy of the book they sent me in exchange for an honest review.

I am a huge fan of a quest book which I expected from reading the blurb on this book but what I didn't expect was how much more it would be! The sense of adventure was there right from the get go and there are plenty of magical creatures and battles and burgeoning friendships to immerse yourself in. 

Character wise I adored Twelve, she was so headstrong and determined. I also love how she came to understand herself more throughout the story and how it was really integral to the plot too. The side characters were also wonderful and I love how we slowly come to understand them all and their backstories are part of the narrative. All of the characters involved truly do grow and change which is amazing to see and we, the reader, are swept up along with them. The plot was really clever and had a few surprises along the way, which I usually see coming in a middle grade story so I appeciated this a lot. A really strong first book in my opinion, I am already a fan of this author, the writing was so easy to get on with and pulled you into the story.

Overall a solid 4.5 stars and I really hope there are more books to come.

About the author - Aisling Fowler

Aisling was born in 1985 and wishes that she had grown up in a magical, mountainous kingdom, but was actually raised in Surrey on a diet of books and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Her early ‘adventure’ stories involved surprisingly little action and her first novel (3 pages long) was politely declined by publishers at age 11. After earning a BSc in Biology and working as a support worker and then a nurse, the idea for her debut novel, Fireborn, came to her as she moved back and forth between London and the US. Now based in Hackney, when she is not reading or writing, Aisling loves cooking and plotting adventures (for herself as well as her fictional characters). Fireborn will be published by HarperCollins in 2021.